The interview process was pretty tedious. I applied online and got a call from the recruiter to chat about the role and my experience. They asked a couple of basic technical questions to figure out if I was a genuine candidate. After that, I was invited to do a video recording for some behavioral questions.
Next up was a one-hour coding interview focused on Java. They needed someone with Java experience since they work with an older codebase. In that interview, I had to debug some Java code and tackle a DSA problem.
After that, I received a take-home assignment to build an app, and right after that, I had a technical interview with one of the Android developers.
You’d think they’d make a decision by now, but no. For the final round, they asked me to come into their office. During my visit, I went through a lot of the same interviews as before, like coding in Android with two junior developers (who were a bit impatient), technical discussions about Android libraries with the Director of Engineering and a senior developer, plus questions about version control and deep dives into Kotlin from the CTO and VP. I even had a quick chat with the CEO.
Everyone was nice, and the recruiter was great, but honestly, my main issue is that if they were going to decide based on that final onsite interview, why have so many interviews leading up to it? The whole process took a month, when I feel it could’ve been wrapped up in a week.